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It is our ability to offer the best entertainment systems for the money. Quality is the sales expertise necessary to match components and systems to your environment and lifestyle.
Quality is providing a store with homelike demonstration facilities, making it easy for you to decide what you need.
Service is taking the time to listen to your needs and demonstrate to your satisfaction on a one-to-one basis that our systems will fit those needs.
Service is providing you reliable delivery and set-up of all systems purchased. Service is supplying you with a loaner if any component we sell fails within the warranty. Service means dependability.
We have taken care of our customers for over 31 years. Many of our brands--Linn, Naim, Vandersteen, and Rega--have consistently scored at the top of independent dealer loyalty surveys in overall reliability and satisfaction.
We have actively supported most of our lines for well over two decades. We will be here to take care of your needs for the long term.
WHAT IS QUALITY ?
WHAT IS SERVICE ?
WHAT IS DEPENDABILITY ?
Rick at the Laurel Street Store Circa 1990
Howard Popeck interviews one of the world’s truly great audiophile retailers – Rick Duplisea owner of The Audio Alternative in Stereonow Magazine. Howard
and Rick talk about the popularity of vintage audio gear.
"Now then this first interview – with Rick of The Audio Alternative in Fort Collins, Colorado USA is a real cracker I feel. Rick, and I've known him for years, shoots from the hip, tells it like it is and is perhaps the most passionate audio retailer I've ever met. Candidly, and I say this without embarrassment, in every sense of the word his retail operation makes mine seem very low grade. In his presence I’m humbled. Truly."
"Rick demonstrated to me the most musically credible audio system I have ever heard, anywhere and at any price. We played records for 9 hours, pausing only for an occasional coffee, toilet break and fresh air. Good? You’ve no idea".
We hope by now you have had the opportunity to read the reviews from the nations top audio reviewers about the "great sound" created in the three Audio Alternative rooms. So many reviewers gave us their "Best Sound" at show votes. To read full reviews and connect to links of the complete 2011 RMAF reviews visit our events page or click on the headline above.
New Website Features!
The Audio Alternative is proud to bring you two new website features. The first is a blog page written by Rick Duplisea owner of the Audio Alternative. We have been encouraging Rick to take the opportunity and share some of his 35+ years of experience and knowledge of the audio industry and music with you. See the "Blog" Navigation Button in the menu above. Be sure to check back weekly for updates.
The second update, coming soon is is a Recommended Systems section of the website that will be located here on the Home page, Stay tuned for our first featured system.
Stereophile Magazine's Music Matters Symposium
Is Coming to the Audio Alternative Monday, May 21, 2012
Join us for an intimate evening with Michael Fremer from Stereophile Magazine, Joe Harley from Music Matters & Audioquest, Dave Gordon from Audio Research Corporation and Richard Vandersteen, founder of Vandersteen Audio, for an insightful evening of music, discussion and socializing at the Audio Alternative on Monday evening May 21.
Our Music Matters Symposium begins at 7:00pm featuring presentations by Michael Fremer on turntable set up and fine tuning, Joe Harley's Music Matter's Blue Note re-issues along with time for questions and discussion on the current state of high end audio with Michael, Joe, Dave and Richard.
The Audio Alternative will be featuring special pricing on a wide assortment of products from our inventory of New, Demo and Pre-Owned products. Take advantage of this pricing during the week of May 16-21, 2012.
Catering provided by The Fort Collins Brewery during our Music Matters evening gathering.
Please RSVP to the Audio Alternative via our website Contact Us button above or via telephone 970-221-1496
